89 FLST oil lines to filter - need a favor
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Or is this a new build?
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I documented everything as well as I could with pictures and notes. I know where all the lines terminate. But since I was going with the braided stainless precut lines, I figured the lines would just end up where they needed to go. Now that I'm cutting the lines myself, I'm just concerned I may run the oil lines in an area that could cause problems. Just need to know where the two lines for the oil filter go.
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Not sure. But my manual only shows the routing graphically. No mention of where on the frame the lines are run.
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From: la la land jerzey
ok i am going to guess its a stock softail oil tank - the only oil line that comes in contact with the frame is the drain at the bottom to the rear of the trans R/S
the others hang in the area of the oil pump to the tank -- all 3 tank fittings are at the bottom of the oil and on the right side ?????????
soooooooooo i dont understand what you are looking to do
the others hang in the area of the oil pump to the tank -- all 3 tank fittings are at the bottom of the oil and on the right side ?????????
soooooooooo i dont understand what you are looking to do
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ok i am going to guess its a stock softail oil tank - the only oil line that comes in contact with the frame is the drain at the bottom to the rear of the trans R/S
the others hang in the area of the oil pump to the tank -- all 3 tank fittings are at the bottom of the oil and on the right side ?????????
soooooooooo i dont understand what you are looking to do
the others hang in the area of the oil pump to the tank -- all 3 tank fittings are at the bottom of the oil and on the right side ?????????
soooooooooo i dont understand what you are looking to do
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From: la la land jerzey
the line goes from the oil pump to the filter housing -- it travels straight down from the inside fitting , and does a 180 to the housing kind of a soft circle - -- than it returns along the side of the other one ( the return hose does ) back up to and passes the oil pump exit hose and fitting , and goes to the oil tank -- sometimes -- sometimes a clamp is attached to the lower block stud nut to the rear of the lower nose cone just under the oil pump -- we always attach the two of them together as they are inside the frame rail, under the nose cone, and away from the exhaust and the brake control linkage -- hope that helps - i have a FLSTFB on one of the lifts and can take a pix if its still foggy -- johnjzjz
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the line goes from the oil pump to the filter housing -- it travels straight down from the inside fitting , and does a 180 to the housing kind of a soft circle - -- than it returns along the side of the other one ( the return hose does ) back up to and passes the oil pump exit hose and fitting , and goes to the oil tank -- sometimes -- sometimes a clamp is attached to the lower block stud nut to the rear of the lower nose cone just under the oil pump -- we always attach the two of them together as they are inside the frame rail, under the nose cone, and away from the exhaust and the brake control linkage -- hope that helps - i have a FLSTFB on one of the lifts and can take a pix if its still foggy -- johnjzjz
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